Runes are small stones inscribed with magical glyphs that can be inserted into Socketed Items. Runes are different
from other Insertable Items: not only do individual Runes have set magical properties, certain combinations (or Rune Words),
when inserted into an item in the proper order, give that item even more wondrous abilities.

Common Runes
Runes are listed from most common to least common: El, Eld, Tir, Nef, Eth, Ith, Tal, Ral, Ort,
Amn, Shael, and Thul are pretty common. You receive Ral, Ort and Tal as a quest reward in Act V.
You shouldn't trade much for them since you can find them pretty easily
with regular play. Don't fall for the "1 Shael or/+ Amn for 1 SOJ" scam. You can find these yourself.
If you're thinking of freeing up space, throw those Runes away and save all
Runes from Sol through Zod.

Semi-Rare Runes
Listed from most common to most rare: Sol, Dol, Hel, Io, Lum, Ko, Fal, Lem, Pul, Um.
Some of these Runes are more valuable than others depending
on their stats and how they are used in Rune Words or Crafted Recipes.

Extremely Rare Runes
Listed from most common to most rare: Mal, Ist, Gul, Vex, Ohm, Lo, Sur, Ber, Jah, Cham, Zod. Trade
these for good stuff!

Rune Words
If the player puts certain combinations of Runes in the correct order into an item with exactly that number
of sockets and of the correct item type, the item's name will change into a "unique" name, displayed in gold,
and the item will acquire extra powers, depending on the "rune word" that was used.
[Learn more about Rune Words]

Name

Weapon

Armor/Helms/Shields

Level

El

+50 To Attack Rating, +1 Light Radius

+15 Defense, +1 To Light Radius

11

Eld

+75% Damage To Undead, +50 Attack Rating Against Undead

15% Slower Stamina Drain/7% Increased Chance of Blocking(Shields)

11

Tir

+2 To Mana After Each Kill

+2 To Mana After Each Kill

13

Nef

Knockback

+30 Defense Vs. Missile

13

Eth

-25% To Target Defense

Regenerate Mana 15%

15

Ith

+9 To Maximum Damage

15% Damage Taken Goes to Mana

15

Tal

+75 Poison Damage Over 5 Seconds

Poison Resist 30%/Poison Resist 35%(Shields)

17

Ral

Adds 5-30 Fire Damage

Fire Resist 30%/Fire Resist 35%(Shields)

19

Ort

Adds 1-50 Lightning Damage

Lightning Resist 30%/Lightning Resist 35%(Shields)

21

Thul

Adds 3-14 Cold Damage - 3 Second Duration

Cold Resist 30%/Cold Resist 35%(Shields)

23

Amn

7% Life Stolen Per Hit

Attacker Takes Damage of 14

25

Sol

+9 To Minimum Damage

Damage Reduced By 7

27

Shael

20% Increased Attack Speed

20% Faster Hit Recovery/20% Faster Block Rate(Shields)

29

Dol

Hit Causes Monster To Flee 25%

Replenish Life +7

31

Hel

Requirements -20%

Requirements -15%

-

Io

+10 To Vitality

+10 To Vitality

35

Lum

+10 To Energy

+10 To Energy

37

Ko

+10 To Dexterity

+10 To Dexterity

39

Fal

+10 To Strength

+10 To Strength

41

Lem

75% Extra Gold From Monsters

50% Extra Gold From Monsters

43

Pul

+75% Damage To Demons, +100 Attack Rating Against Demons

+30% Enhanced Defense

45

Um

25% Chance of Open Wounds

All Resistances +15(Armor/Helms) +22(Shields)

47

Mal

Prevent Monster Heal

Magic Damage Reduced By 7

49

Ist

30% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items

25% Better Chance of Getting Magic Items

51

Gul

20% Bonus To Attack Rating

5% To Maximum Poison Resist

53

Vex

7% Mana Stolen Per Hit

5% To Maximum Fire Resist

55

Ohm

+50% Enhanced Damage

5% To Maximum Cold Resist

57

Lo

20% Deadly Strike

5% To Maximum Lightning Resist

59

Sur

Hit Blinds Target

Maximum Mana 5%/+50 To Mana (Shields)

61

Ber

20% Chance of Crushing Blow

Damage Reduced by 8%

63

Jah

Ignore Target's Defense

Increase Maximum Life 5%/+50 Life (Shields)

65

Cham

Freeze Target +3

Cannot Be Frozen

67

Zod

Indestructible

Indestructible

69

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Someone19 Nov 2011, 05:10

OK. There is a big chance of dropping runes at the Countess on HELL.......I got many good runes from her :) :) :) :) :)

A.F.K.28 Jul 2011, 12:33

here u got some tips where to find stuff/runes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TU29mvRv_dM&feature=related

jake23 Jul 2011, 14:15

i need a zod rune my char is sexywoman a sorce

Snerwuol14 Jul 2011, 11:44

I have a couple of hel runes - i can give to u

A.F.K.20 Jun 2011, 13:50

http://www.diablowiki.com/Runes_%28Diablo_II%29 here u can see the drop chance

MastaFlex13 Jun 2011, 10:43

I'm desperate for a hel rune. For some reason no one seems to have them atm.
I play on east ladder and if you have info on how to get a hel rune or are on east ladder and are willing to give or trade a hel rune i would be grateful.

lulyo8223 May 2011, 22:13

dds

thalamon10 Oct 2010, 09:56

having trouble upgrading runes. Does it have something to do with the reset, cause i don't think i was in the ladder b4, but i was upgrading runes just last week. So is this a bug?

A.F.K.26 Jul 2010, 01:23

well the best way to find runes is ofc diablo runs ive found a vex and about 3 ists there